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NA Chairman to attend IPU-152 in Turkiye, visit Italy

Hanoi, April 8 -- Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man will attend the 152nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-152) in Istanbul, Turkiye, and pay an official visit to Italy fr... Read More


Regional media highlight significant step in Vietnam's leadership structure

Hanoi, April 8 -- Regional and international media on April 7 carried largely positive coverage of Vietnam's 16th National Assembly electing key state leadership positions. On the same day, Xinhua New... Read More


Faster public investment disbursement crucial to growth targets

Hanoi, April 8 -- Public investment is set to remain a central pillar supporting Vietnam's economic expansion through the rest of 2026, though experts say removing structural bottlenecks and strengthe... Read More


Vietnam's leadership reshuffle to strengthen decision-making, elevate diplomatic standing: Japanese media

Tokyo, April 8 -- Vietnam's decision to have Party General Secretary To Lam concurrently holds the position of State President is expected to speed up decision-making and strengthen the country's dipl... Read More


Vietnam, China promote AI application in cross-border tourism cooperation

Beijing, April 8 -- A 14-day exchange and research programme on applying artificial intelligence (AI) to cross-border tourism cooperation between Vietnam and China officially opened on April 7 in Nann... Read More


Lao traditional New Year Bunpimay celebrated in Hanoi

Hanoi, April 8 -- The Lao Embassy in Vietnam on April 8 held a ceremony in Hanoi to celebrate Laos' traditional New Year festival Bunpimay. The event saw the presence of Vice State President Vo Thi A... Read More


Reference exchange rate goes down on April 8

Hanoi, April 8 -- The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 25,106 VND/USD on April 8, down 2 VND from the previous day. With the current trading band of +/- 5%, the ceiling r... Read More


16th National Assembly to consider Deputy PM appointments

Hanoi, April 8 -- Continuing the agenda of its first session, the 16th National Assembly (NA) is scheduled to deliberate on personnel matters on April 8, including the appointment of Deputy Prime Mini... Read More


Vietnam-Russia Economic Forum highlights internal strength in new context

Hanoi, April 8 -- The Vietnam-Russia Economic Forum 2026 (VREF 2026), themed "Unleashing internal strength in the new era," took place in Hanoi on April 8 in a hybrid format. The event was jointly org... Read More


NA continues third working day of first session

Hanoi, April 8 -- The first session of the 16th National Assembly (NA) continued its third working day on April 8 in Hanoi, under the chair of NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man. The legislature convened a p... Read More